Mop head



May 19, y1931. lil. J. LoRANG 1,806,402

MOP HEAD Filed MaICh 3l, 1930 Patented May 19, 1931 PATENT OFFICE HENRYJ'. LOB-ANG, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI MOP HEAD Application led March 31,1930. Serial No. 440,260.

The general object of this invention is to provide a novel mop head, soconstructed as to adord a complete cushioning of the ends and under sideof the holder to which it is designed to be attached.

' A further obj ect of the invention is to provide a mop head having agreater amount of mopping material embodied in its construction than isthe case with mop heads of the type to which my invention relates as nowgenerally constructed.

lith the above objects in view the invention resides in a mop headcomprising a mass of strands of yarn, string, or similar n1aterial,bound together at the center by means of a surrounding band or tape, andprovided in said bound portion with eyelets, to enable the mop head tobe secured on a holder, and

a strip of fabric secured on the under side of the mop head beneath thebound portion to provide a pocket for housing and cushioning a member ofthe holder to which the mop head is to be secured.

The invention further resides in securing on the under, or wearing sideof the pocket forming the housing for the holder, in a manner to coverthe entire surface thereof, a

series of strands of yarn of the length of the strands of the moppingmaterial, thereby adding to the bulk of the mop head and providing anadditional thickness of material on the wearing side of the said pocket.

`The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which-Fig. 1, is a view in side elevation of the lower part of a holder, thehandle being broken away, and the parts of the holder being separated;

Fig. 2, is a top plan view of a mop head constructed according to myinvention;

Fig. 3, is a view looking on the inside of the mop head, with thesupplemental yarn strands shown partly in section and Fig. 4, is a. viewin edge elevation showing my improved mop head secured in position on aholder.

Referring now to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates the mop properwhich, as usual, comprises a substantially flat body of strands 0 ofyarn, or string, 2, bound together at the center by a surrounding bandof strong tape,

3, or similar material, which is sewed to the strands by means ofstitches 4 at each side of the tape, which pass through the tape and thestrands inclosed thereby. Forthe purpose of enabling the mop head to bemounted in the holder, I secure in the central, or bound, part of themop head a pair of eyelets 5, which4 form apertures extending throughsaid central portion.

A conventional form of holder is illustrated in Fig. 1, and comprises ahandle 6, to the lower end of which is secured a cross-bar 7 providedwith an aperture 8 near each of its ends. The numeral Sindicates aclamping bar, which has secured near each of its ends a threaded bolt10, which bolts are adapted "r im to be received into the aperture 8 ofcrossbar 7.

As thus far described, the mop head and holder are of conventionalconstruction, and

in practice the clamping bar 9 is applied to the under side of the boundportion of the mop head and thebolts 10 pass through the eyelets 5. Thecross-bar 7 is then placed in position on the upper side of the tapedpor- 'tion of the mop head, the apertures 8 passing over the ends ofbolt 10. Ting nuts 11 are then screwed on the bolts 10 whereby theclamping bar 9 is drawn toward the crossbar 7 in a manner to clamp thetaped portion of the mop head between them.

A mop constructed as above described pre- 4sents certain disadvantagesin use, one of which is the fact that the central portion of the mophead being open, as indicated in Fig. 4, mopping material willfrequently, in use, be removed from under the clamping bar 9, or othersimilar holding member, which then is brought into engagement with thefloor, or other surface being mopped, with the result that the latter isscratched or defaced.

It is one of the objects of my invention to overcome this disadvantage,and to this end I secure on the outer or wearing side of the mop head atthe center thereof a strip 12 of strong material which is of a length toextend from side to side of the mop head and M is secured thereto,beneath the central taped Y I, I.

portion, by lmeans of lines of stitching 13 sevved through the strandsof the mop head and through the side edge portions of the strip 12. Thestrip 12, as shovvn by Fig. 4, is materially wider than the tape 3, asshown by Figs. 3 and 4, andprovides, in connection vvithrsaid tape, apocket 151 extending from side to side'of theumop head and offza size ito permit the clamping bar 9 to be inserted endwise therein and to havethe bolts 1.0 inserted through the eyelets 5. The strip 12, v as Well asthe taped portion 5, are of greater length than the clamping bar`9 andcrossbar 7, so that the'endsof-these bars are in a manner covered 'by`the material of the mop head at the center and prevented fromi engagingand marring base boards, articles of ',furniture, ort-he like, withwhich the-mop head vmay chance to be `brought into contact.,Furthermore, the clamping bar 9 is housed Ain the pocket'14, itsunderside .is pre vented from coming in contactwith the floor `byreasonof -being covered bythe strip'` 12. The strip 12 however, vvvouldfyield but little scrubbing or mopping action, and, With frequent use,the edgeslofithe clamping Vbar- 9 Would gradually vvvear through suchstrip.

1 In order'to Vincrease theV cushioningv vaction of the-strip.' 12v andalso tofadd to the bulk l0-.cih they form a relatively thick pad on theof the mop headlat the center thereof, se-

cure on the under side of the'strip 12," by

means of lines of stitches v15, a seriesy of strands 16 of yarn, ywhichextend vdovvn from the'center of the mop head' the same distance securedon the mop head beneath said bound portion andrextending from side toside thereof, said strip aifording with the bound portion a pocket forhousing one of said clamping bars. i v Y `'In testimony whereof, Irhave;hereunto Vset myhand. l

. 'HENRY J. LQRANG.

asrthe strands 2,'asfclearly` shown by Fig-4.

.As lshown ,byglfig. v 3, Stheyarnstrands 16 are positioned in.parallelrelation cross-Wise ofthe strip, 12,.and as they are usuallyabout as large in diameter as an ordinary lead penunder side of thestrip 12, andnot only cushion the same but are ofsuiiicient bulk toproducea scrubbing action at such'V times as the central portion ofthejmop head comes into engagementywith the floor.-k Moreover, the

freesend portions of, these yarn strands materially lessen ythe sizeofthe opening at the centralportion of the mop head, and thus addmaterially to the mopping action thereof. 50,v

Iy claim:

1. `A mop head comprising'abody of mopping material having a centralbound porf tion vadapted to be secured fin a'V holder, rka pocket formedonl the underside of said'. bound portion for housing amemberof theholder, and yarn strands secured on the under Y side of said pocketkan'dcovering the entirev eer adapted to be securedin a holder, a pocketsurface thereof.

2. A mop head comprising strands of mopping materialr having a centralbound portion formed on the under side of said bound'portion for housinga member of the holder, and yarn strands secured on the under side ofsaid pocket crosswise thereof fromend to end

